Culture Calendar
Film festivals, food fairs, and diaspora culture events across New York City and the tri-state.
Use the city guide for neighborhoods and meal starts, then this calendar for India Day Parade, Taiwanese Waves, Japan Fes, Queens Night Market, and tri-state festivals.
Queens, New York
Queens Night Market runs Saturdays 4 p.m. to midnight through August 22, 2026 behind the New York Hall of Science, pauses for the U.S. Open, then returns September 19 through October 31.
East Village, New York
JAPAN Fes returns to the East Village August 29–30, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. both days: Saturday on Broadway between 8th and 9th, Sunday on 4th Avenue between 9th and 10th.
Huntington, New York
Korea Festa's Labor Day edition is free September 5–7, 2026, 12:30 to 7 p.m. daily at Mahanaim in Huntington, a five-minute walk from the LIRR.
Image: Korea Festa
Brooklyn, New York
Moonlite's NYC Mid-Autumn Fest fills Planet X Studios in Brooklyn on Saturday, September 26, 2026, noon to midnight, with proceeds for AALDEF.
Image: Moonlite
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Flushing, New York
Queens Botanical Garden’s thirteenth Taiwan: A World of Orchids runs August 22–23, 2026 in Flushing with orchid displays, Taiwanese artist installations, and hands-on cultural workshops.
Image: Queens Botanical Garden
New York, New York
It's Time for K-Culture 2026 runs July 8–August 22 at Korean Cultural Center New York (122 E 32nd St) with immersive PC Bang, K-beauty and tourism zones, late-night Korean horror screenings in August, and free gallery hours most weekdays and Saturdays.
Image: Kidfly182 (CC BY 4.0)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
The 29th Fiesta in America returns August 15–16, 2026 to American Dream in East Rutherford with free admission, Filipino cultural stages, and a business expo inside Court A.
New York, New York
FIA’s 44th India Day Parade steps off Sunday, August 16, 2026 at noon on Madison Avenue from East 38th to East 27th, with a free food fest and cultural stage on the 26th Street blocks.
Iselin, New Jersey
The Oak Tree Road Pakistan Day Parade is listed for Sunday, August 16, 2026 in Iselin and Edison, with free halwa puri in the morning, a 3 p.m. march, and a Wood Avenue mela into the evening. Rain date August 23.
Central Park, New York
Taiwanese Waves marks 10 years on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park: free SummerStage show, doors 5 p.m., music 6–10 p.m., with 9m88, ØZI, YELLOW, Mong Tong, and more.
Image: Taiwanese Waves / City Parks Foundation
New Rochelle, New York
JAPAN Fes sets up in New Rochelle on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (1–9 p.m.) at 20 Anderson Street with Japanese street-food stalls, later hours than the usual Manhattan 10-to-6 blocks.
New York City
Asian CineVision presents the 49th Asian American International Film Festival July 30 through August 9, 2026, opening with Levitating, centering Isle Child, and closing with Hoop Like This, in NYC and online.
Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor
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